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Curimatidae (Toothless characins)
Etymology: Pseudocurimata: Greek, pseudes = false + see under Curimata.
Eponymy: Dr Franz Hermann ‘Fritz’ Troschel (1810–1882) was a German zoologist, malacologist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Issue
See Vari (1989:18) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: rivers draining into Gulf Guayaquil, and Zarumilla and Tumbes rivers in northern Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13243)
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Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vari, R.P., 1989. Systematics of the neotropical characiform genus Psuedocurimata Fernández-Yépez (Pisces: Ostariophysi). Smithson. Contri. Zool. No. 490, 28 p. (Ref. 13243)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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